Film, Video J. Edgar Hoover & the Library of Congress

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Title

  • J. Edgar Hoover & the Library of Congress

Summary

  • "Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare and the Assault on Civil Liberties" brings to life the nationwide Palmer raids of 1919-20 and the coming of age of the seminal FBI director, including his four-year career (1913-17) at the Library of Congress.

Event Date

  • January 18, 2012

Notes

  • -  Kenneth Ackerman is a writer and attorney in Washington, and a veteran of senior positions in Congress, the executive branch, financial regulation and private law. His previous books are "Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York," "Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of James A. Garfield" and "The Gold Ring: Jim Fisk, Jay Gould and Black Friday, 1869."

Running Time

  • 53 minutes 18 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

J. Edgar Hoover & the Library of Congress. 2012. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-5385/.

APA citation style:

(2012) J. Edgar Hoover & the Library of Congress. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-5385/.

MLA citation style:

J. Edgar Hoover & the Library of Congress. 2012. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-5385/>.